Reclining-chair.



E. H. MILNER.

RECLINING CHAIR. 1

APPLICATION FILED r1111. 18, 1911.

Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

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EMIL H. MILNER, OF STOCKBRIDGE, MICHIGAN.

REcIQINiNG-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an: 23, 1912.

Application filed February 18, 1911. Serial No. 609,345;

To all whom it may concern: 7 j

Be it known that I, EMIL H. MILNER, citizen of the United States, residing at Stockbridge, county of Ingham, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Reclining-Chairs, and de clare the following to be afull, clear, and (3X-,

act description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which," it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an lIHPPOYQlDQIIt in reclining chairs, shown in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed I out in the followingspecification and claim.

The objectof my invention is to provide a spring actuated friction brake for reclining chairs by means of which the chair back is held against accidental movement when adjusted by the occupant. s

Other advantages and improvements will hereafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specification:'Figure 1 is a perspective viewof the underside of a reclmlng chairof the Morrls type. Fig. 2 1s a fragmentary detail of the frame of the chair, the brake, shoe and its spring supporting hanger. Fig.

3 is a fragmentary view of the chair frame showing the hanger supporting the frame of the seat portion and the brake shoe in po-' sition.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings: A is a support ing frame, and B, B, the side members of the seat and back portion. The forward part of the seat is formed in sections B connected together by spring r straps B as shown in my United States Patent No; 941,160, granted November 23,1909.

B are cross bars connecting the side mem bers of the seat.

D is a hanger secured to each of the side rails A of the seat frame A, in which is; supported a projecting pintle D to receive the hanger E in turn bolted to each of the" side members of the seat and back portion,-

the construction being such that theweight of the chair occupant is carried by the hangers D and E. r Y

Bearing against the edge of each ofthe slde members B, is "an arc-shaped rocking brakeshoe F pivoted at f to a spring sup porting arm Ff, in'turn bolted at to the chair frame A.

f denotes a lining for thev brake shoe i formed of rubber or other suitable material.

Having indicated the several parts by reference letters,

the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood. 1 V

In the construction shown in vthe drawings', the weight of the occupant of the chair is carried by the supporting hangers D and E,therefore the pressure required to apply the brake shoe against) the edgeof the side members of the seat frame to hold the seat in the position desired by the chair occupant, is obtained through the action of the spring supporting arms F; It is apparent, however,thatthe rocking brake shoe may be applied to adjustable chairs in which the seat is not suspended from the frame by hang ers designed to carry theentirelweight of the occupant. 1 v While I have shown th( spring supporting arms relatively long, theymay be short and flat or they may be of other'form with out departing from the spirit of my invention. j

. Having at the base of the back,-a pair ofarms secured to the sides of the stationary frame near the forward end of the latter and projecting toward the rear of the frame and being yielda ble bodily from their securing means to their opposite ends, a brake shoe v thus described my invention, what Iclaim is :1

Ina reclining chairja stationary frame, a combined tilting back and seat frame mountedin the stationary frame, the back and seat merging into each other on" a curve pivotally mounted on the rear end of each arm and adapted to beheld normally in engagement with'the tilting back andseat lframecsubstantially at the point where the back and seat merge'intoeach other, by' the;

resiliency of the arms, so that upon tilting eoi movement of the back and seat frame the In testimony whereof, I sign this specififrictional resistance between the back and cation in the presence of two Witnesses. seat frame at the point Where they merge into each other, and the brake shoes arrests EMIL H. MILNER. movement of the tilting frame and main- Witnesses: tains it at the tilting angle desired by the MARLIE H. FORGE,

chair occupant. LoUIs M. MILNER.

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